Best of the ‘high’ life

Mountain Living magazine, whose editor-in-chief, Irene Rawlings, is a former Denver Post scribe, gives out its annual Best of the High Country awards at an apres-ski soiree Thursday at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen.
Proceeds from the 5:30 p.m. event go to Aspen Youth Experience, which helps at-risk teens and young adults from across the country “overcome their obstacles and achieve their full potential.”
Winners, determined by the magazine’s readers and editors, include Aspen/Snowmass (Best Ski Resort); Best Romantic Getaway (the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch); Best Snowboarding (Grand Targhee, Wyo.); and Best Undiscovered Town (Silverton).
A complete list of award recipients is in Mountain Living’s January issue, which is on newsstands now.
“This is always one of our favorite issues to put together,” Rawlings says. “We are lucky to have such a well-traveled and vocal readership that we can count on each season for opinions and feedback.”Society editor Joanne Davidson’s column appears every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. She can be reached at 303-809-1314 or jdavidson@denverpost.com. The winner with which she is most familiar is Cafe Pasqual in Santa Fe, N.M., recognized for Best Breakfast. Few things are better than its buckwheat pancakes.